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The Body in Question

8.0(3)19781 season · 13 episodes60m / ep
Documentary

The Body in Question is a landmark British medical documentary series of 13 shows made for the BBC. It was a groundbreaking show, being the first to ever televise an autopsy (in the final show on 29 Jan 1979). Dr Jonathan Miller considers the functioning of the body as a subject of private experience. He explores our attitudes towards our bodies, our ignorance of them, and our inability to read our body's signals. The first episode starts with vox populi asking where various organs in the body are located. By the final episode we are left in no doubt. Taking as his starting point the experience of pain, Dr Miller analyses the elaborate social process of "falling ill", considers the physical foundations of "disease" and looks at the types of individuals humankind has historically attributed with the power of healing. The series was nominated for two 1979 BAFTAs: Best Factual Television Series and Most Original Programme/Series.

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
Last aired
1979-01-29
Language
English
  • ABC TV
  • BBC Two
  • medicine

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United Kingdom

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First aired
1978-11-06
Latest episode
1979-01-29
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • The Body in Question Season 16 Nov 1978

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